USAF Airborne Operations: World War II And Korean War

by: United States. USAF Historical Division

Publication date: 1962

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: United States. Air Force, Military Operations, Strategy And Tactics, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Aerial Operations, American, World War, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Airborne troops

Publisher: [Washington?] USAF Historical Division, Liaison Office

Collection: folkscanomy_history; folkscanomy; additional_collections

Language: English

CONTENTS I. Airborne Assault Operations in North Africa, November 1942 1 II. Airborne Operations in Sicily, 9-14 July 1943 9 Husky I, 9-10 July 1943 10 Husky II, 11-12 July 1943 12 Ladbroke, 9-10 July 1943 13 Fustian, 13-14 July 1943 16 Conclusions 18 III. Airdrop at Nadzab, Nev Guinea, 5-6 September 1943 23 IV. Airborne Operations in Burma, 5 March to 17 May 1944 29 Background for Operation Thursday 29 Command and Control 32 Operation Thursday's Initial Phase, 5-11 March 1944 33 Operation Thursday's Second Phase, 22 March to 12 April 1944 35 Enemy Opposition to Phases One and Two 36 Ground Operations, 5 March to 17 May 37 Evaluation 38 V. Airborne Invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944 41 VI. The Airborne Invasion of Holland, 17-26 September 1944 55 VII. Airdrop on Corregidor, 16 February 1945 73 VIII. Airborne Assault Across the Rhine, 24 March 1945 79 IX. Airborne Operations at Sukchon-Sunchon, Korea, 20-23 October 1950 95 X. Airborne Operations ex Munsan-ni, Korea, 23-27 March 1951 105 NOTES 111 GLOSSARY 119 MAPS North Africa 1 Air Routes for Sicily Operations 9 Northeast New Guinea 23 North Burma 29 Air Routes for Normandy Operations 4l Air Routes for Holland Operations 55 Corregidor 73 Assault Area for Varsity 79 Sukchon-Sunchon Area, Korea 95 Munsan-ni Area, Korea 105 TABLES Forces Employed in Sicilian Airborne Operations 20 Experiences of Troop Carriers in Sicilian Airborne Operations 21 Casualties in Sicilian Airborne Operations 22 Operation Thursday, Summary of Transportation Operations 40 Paratroop Drop of IX Troop Carrier Command, Normandy - June 1944 Glider Operations of IX Troop Carrier Command, Normandy - June 1944 Resupply Operations of IX Troop Carrier Command, Normandy - June 1944 53 Operation Market, IX Troop Carrier Command—17-30 Sep 44 69 Operation Market, RAF 38 and 46 Groups —17-25 Sep 44 70 Operation Market, Eighth Air Force Resupply Operations, 18 Sep 44 71 Operation Market, Casualties— 17-30 Sep 44 72 Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 45 92 Casualties in Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 45 93 Operation Varsity Chain of Command, 24 Mar 4-5 94 Sukchon-Sunchon Airdrop, 20-23 Oct 50 102 Sukchon-Sunchon Airdrop of Heavy Equipment and Supplies, 20-23 Oct 50 103 Airdrop at Munsan-ni, 23-27 Mar 51 110 Digitized by http://www.afhso.af.mil/

The original study was organized as a collaborative effort by Lee Bowen, and others

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 111-118)